Safe to eat whole egg with broken egg yolk on the shell?

[ccoscina]

I found some other threads on this subject but most were only discussing the why. In my case, I know why it happens - some of my chickens eat eggs on occasion, and lately I have noticed some chickens having problems with this shells. I do add oyster shell to their feed but will begin adding more.

Anyways, my question is are these eggs safe to eat? I'm aware that eggs that are wet from being in puddles are generally considered risky. But is an egg with just a couple spots of egg yolk from a broken egg anywhere near as risky? I'm thinking it probably isn't too bad. Normally I feed those eggs to the dog but I'm low on eggs at the moment.

 

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

Just wash the egg. It’s fine to eat. You won’t die.

 

[Mrs. K]

I wouldn't eat it raw, but I would not hesitate to cook it.

Cooking kills germs.

 

[NatJ]

I would wash the egg, cook it, and eat it.

I would be willing to store it in the fridge for a few days before cooking, but I would not store it at room temperature, and I would not store it for a long time at any temperature.

 

[3KillerBs]

As long as I was confident that I'd gotten to it promptly I'd wash it and cook it.

 

[ccoscina]

This carton was for my friend. I told him about the egg with the yolk on it and wrote on the carton which egg it is and how to find it. I told him to make sure he eats that one within a day or two.

I didn't wash the egg because it didn't make sense to remove the whole bloom. There were only a couple drops of dried egg yolk on the egg. Any severely soils eggs I feed to the dog or throw in the woods.